Nearly 3 Dozen Athletes With Wisconsin Ties In Tokyo Games
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Nearly three dozen athletes with ties to Wisconsin will be going for the gold as the Olympics get underway in Tokyo. The Badger State athletes will represent Team USA…
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Amazon’s Mission: Getting a ‘Key’ to Your Apartment Building
NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon is pushing landlords around the country to give its drivers the ability to unlock apartment building front doors whenever they need to leave packages in the lobby instead of the street. The service, called Amazon…
US Jobless Claims Rise to 419,000 From a Pandemic Low
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week from the lowest point of the pandemic, even as the job market appears to be rebounding on the strength of a reopened economy. Jobless claims increased to…
Tokyo New Virus Cases Near 2,000 a Day Before Olympics Open
TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo has hit another six-month high in new COVID-19 cases one day before the Olympics begin, as worries grow of a worsening of infections during the Games. Thursday’s 1,979 new cases are the highest since 2,044 were…
COVID-19 Cases in US Triple Over 2 Weeks
MISSION, Kan. (AP) - COVID-19 cases have tripled in the U.S. over two weeks amid an onslaught of vaccine misinformation. The spike in infections is straining hospitals, frustrating doctors, and pushing clergy into the fray. Across the U.S., the seven-day…
US Extends COVID-19 Travel Restrictions With Canada and Mexico Through August 21
(CNN) - The Biden administration is extending non-essential travel restrictions for the US northern and southern borders until August 21. The US has been limiting non-essential travel along both borders since the start of the pandemic and extending those restrictions…
Trump Inaugural Committee Head Accused of Being UAE Agent
NEW YORK (AP) - The chair of former President Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee was arrested Tuesday in California on charges alleging that he and others conspired to influence Trump’s foreign…
Blue Origin’s Bezos Reaches Space on 1st Passenger Flight
VAN HORN, Texas (AP) - Jeff Bezos has blasted into space on his rocket company’s first flight with passengers. He’s the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft.…
Capitol Rioter Who Breached Senate Gets 8 Months for Felony
(AP) - A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag has received an eight-month prison term, the first resolution for a felony case in the Capitol insurrection. Prosecutors wanted Paul Allard Hodgkins to serve…
Canada to Let Vaccinated U.S. Citizens Into Canada on Aug. 9
TORONTO (AP/Fox 9) - Canada will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens into Canada on Aug. 9, and those from the rest of the world on Sept. 7. Those that wish to cross the border will need to show a…
American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Universal Masking in Schools for Everyone Older Than 2
(CNN) - The American Academy of Pediatrics released new Covid-19 guidance for schools on Monday that supports in-person learning and, among other things, recommends universal masking in schools for everyone over the age of 2. "The AAP believes that, at…
American Gymnastics Alternate Tests Positive at Olympics
TOKYO (AP) - An alternate on the United States women’s gymnastics team has tested positive for COVID-19 in an Olympic training camp in Japan. USA Gymnastics says Olympic champion Simone Biles was not affected but another alternate was placed into…
Moon Wobble to Bring Surge in Coastal Flooding in 2030s, NASA Study Predicts
(CNN) - Coastal communities in the United States, be forewarned. A "dramatic" surge in high-tide floods is just over a decade away in the US, according to NASA. The rapid increase will start in…
The Latest: Europe's Floods Kill 120; Climate Links Noted
(AP) - Despite ample warnings, politicians and weather forecasters in Europe have been shocked at the ferocity of the precipitation that caused flash flooding that killed at least 120 people. Many climate scientists…
Fully Vaccinated Americans Can Enter Canada as of Mid-August
TORONTO (AP) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada could start allowing fully vaccinated Americans into Canada as of mid-August for non-essential travel and should be in a position to welcome fully vaccinated…
